Michael Pat Murphy

Michael Pat Murphy
Michael Pat Murphy
Parliamentary Secretary
1973–1977	Agriculture and Fisheries
Teachta Dála
	In office; October 1961 – June 1981
Constituency	Cork South-West
	In office; May 1951 – October 1961
Constituency	Cork West
Personal details
Born	12 March 1919; County Cork, Ireland
Died	28 October 2000 (aged 81); County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Relatives	John O'Donoghue (son-in-law)

Michael Patrick Murphy (12 March 1919 – 28 October 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician. A publican before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1951 general election.^[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he retired at the 1981 general election.

From 1961 he was elected for the Cork South-West constituency.^[2] He was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture by the government of the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, serving from 1973 to 1977.^[3]^[1] In February 1977, he was reassigned as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Fisheries, serving until May 1977.^[4]

His daughter Kate Ann married John O'Donoghue, former Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Michael Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
^ "Michael Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
^ "Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Vol. 265 No. 2". Houses of the Oireachtas. 14 March 1973. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Transfer of Departmental Functions: Statement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (20th Dáil) – Vol. 296 No. 7". Houses of the Oireachtas. 8 February 1977. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Kerry locals sing a favourite's praises". The Irish Times. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Jackie Fahey	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 1973–1977	Succeeded by Thomas Hussey